Elevating shovel



June 6, 1933. w. c. ANTHONY 1,912,816

ELEVATING' SHOVEL Filed May 25. 1932 2 sheets-sheet `l ff W@ fm m M June 6, 1933.

W. C. ANTHONY ELEVATING SHOVEL,v

2 ShveetsSIeet 2 Filed May 25, 1932 l i Patented .lune 6, V1933 WILLIAM T ANTHONY C. ANTHONY,V'0IF STBEATOB, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOB,' BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,

0F STREATOR, ILLINOIS, A SYNDICATE mva'rme snovm.

applicati@ nica nay 25,

This invention relates to a shovel of the type which may be mounted on a vehicle and may be used for raising -material and for dumping it, and may also be-used as a "digging shovel. For the latter purpose 1t may be mounted on an automotive vehicle and when moved to a low enough position if the vehicle is driven ahead, the shovel will dig up material with which it comes in. Contact and the shovel may then be raised and dumped. It may thusv used as an excavating device, a transporting device or a loader, since with the bucket full, the ve' hicle ma be moved from place to place, 1.5 and theull bucket dumped at any suitable location.

' 4saine moving i broken away;

, zontal section ta One object of the invention is to provide in lconnection with'a shovel of the' type indicated, a mechanism which permits folding. Another object is to provideinl connection with a shovel adapted to be moved along a track, a track the shovel. Another object is to provide in such a shovel, having'a folded track, meansr for moving the bucket and'for utilizing this means'to raise and lower the track from its folded to its extended' position and vice versa. y

Other objects will appear from time to time in the specification and claims. I

'"Ellie in-ventionis illustrated more or less diagrammatically. in the accompanying y drawings, wherein: i p

`Figure 1 is a side elevation with parts ,broken away and parts` in section;

yFigure 2 is a front elevation with parts Fi re 3 is afragmentary side elevation showing the track in the'folded or broken position. .y

e Figure 4 is a generally longitudinal horien at line H of Figure 1,

on an enlarged scale; i

Figure 5 is a transverse enlarged detail which maybe folded or lowered to reduce the over-alll'height of lis sup orted between uprights 1,

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taken at line 5 5 of Figure 1, showing i parts in elevation and parts in section.

Like parts are designated by like characters throughout the specification and drawings. A

' A indicates generally the running gear of an automotive tractorwhicli may be provided with a Creeper chain A1. oi any suitable type is indicated as at A2. A3 is aA drivers seat. The details of these parts and of the veliicleitself form no particular part of the present invention, as the apparatus may be applied'to almost any suitable vehicle, whether it be automotive or not. A-shovel assembly is preferably mounted An engine on the 'sub-frame which may include gen i erally longitudinal members B, which are themselves attached to or mounted Vupon the vehicle.' At one side, the right side as shown one member B carries a in Figures 1 and 2, vertical member B1 ltoward the forward en d of. the frame, and a second member B2 toward the vrear end of the tframe. A cross ,head guide and hydraulic cylinder assen'lillilly is assem 1y comprises a pair of channel guides or tracks B B3' fastened one to the vertical member brace B* which is secured at its lower end to'one of the-frame members B. `Adjacent VUtheir rear endsthe channels .B3 are secured to a hydraulic cylinder B5 which is suppiorted on the rear vertical frame member 2 and may be attached thereto bya U-bolt B6. `The details of the sub-frame construction mightv be almost infinitely varied Vso long as sufficient supporting means are prolvided for carrying the shovel mechanism, the operatingmechganisin and the track and associated parts. 'f

-Mounted generally at the forward end of the sub-frame members B and at the forward end of the vehicle is a pair of track portions C, C. These 'are preferably channel shaped as shown and are attached to the 'frame 1?l and the other to an inclined sov members B as at C1. to provide rearwardly tions C2 and rearwardl tions C8 so that the trac preferably bends rearwardly both above and below an intermediate pointjwhich in this case is approximately the point of attachment to the frame members B. C4 C4 are lower bracing members attached at one end to the sub-frame and at the other end to the track section C2. C5 C5 are bracing members each attached at its lower end to the sub-frame and at its upper end to an attaching or gussetI plate C, which is itself fastened to the track portions C5, and thus the members C5 and C serve to brace and stiffen the track portions C5. The lower track portions C2 2 are perforated as at C7 or otherwise provided with means to receive a rod C5, when the bucket is'in the lowered and inactive position, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3.l In Figure l the rod is not in place. Adjacent their upper ends the track sections C5 are provided with stops or flanges C9A extending rearwardly and preferably adjacent their forward edges and supported in the plates C5 they are provided with hinge pins or trunnions C10.

Sup Orted for rotation upon the hinge pins (10 is an upper track section which includes a pair of tracks D, D, which tracks `are preferably bent generally forward as at D1 and adjacent' their u per ends curved sharply forward to provide a more or less horizontal portion D2. Adjacent their lower endsk the tracks D are fastened together by They maj1 be shaped Va tie rod D5 which is mounted in attaching plates D4 D4. Intermediate the ends Vof the track sections D are attaching plates D5 D5 in which a tie rod D5 is mounted. Diagonal bracing tie rods D'I D7 are secured at their lower ends in the plates D* and at their upper ends in the plates D5. Fastened to one of the attaching plates D* is a quadrant D5 which is preferably provided with a grooved eriphery as at D5. A slotted attaching lug 1is also preferably mounted on each of the plates D. The upper track section is mounted to swing about the pins C10.

When the vehicle as a whole is tol be stored or' moved long distances, the upper track is moved into the position shown in Figure 3. For normal operation it is moved into the position shown ein Figures l and 2, in which the entire track 'structure forms a conltinuous track from top to bottom along which the bucket may run. Turn buckle assemblies D11 are preferably pivotally mounted as at D12 on each of the lbracing members C5 and include mem with heads D13 and Shanks D14, arranged to fitinto the slotted lugs D10 as shown generally in-Figures 1 and 2and in detail in Figure `5, to hold the track structure in the operative position. Adjacent its upper end bent lower end por-j bent upper por-.v

rs provided y the upper track section may carry a stop member D15 which in the form shown is a rod extending across between the tracks and serves to limit the extreme upward and out- Ward movement of the bucket. A cross .member D15 situated adjacent the upper end of the track, carries in suitable supports a sheave D17 over which the hoisting cable, which will be described below, is arranged to run. l

E is a dolly provided with pairs of rollers EL E1 arranged to run in the tracks. A shaft or shafts E2 E2 may extend laterally across between pairs of rollers as indicated particularly in Figure 2, and to this shaft a hoisting cable E3 is fastened. The cable could, of course, be fastened to the dolly in any other suitable manner. A bucket E*- is mounted on the dolly as shown, 'the bucket being provided with an open forward end E5 and is made up of side, bottom and rear members. Its bottoni may be formed in any suitable Way but as shown it is arranged with a generally flat portion E and a relatively inclined portion E5.

The hoisting mechanism includes the. hydraulic cylinder B5 and suitable mea-ns for supplying Huid to the cylinder to move a piston within it. These parts are not shown in detail as their details form no particular part of the present invention. A piston is mounted in the cylinder and is. provided With a piston rod F which extends outside of the cylinder and carries a cross head assembly, including a shaft F1, a pair ofrollers F2 F2 which travel in the guide tracks B5. Mounted on the shaft F1 is one or more sheaves F3 and partially enclosing the sheaves and shaft is a housing member F4 which is .fastened to the piston rod F and which carries, preferably at its top, a pair of perforated ears F5 F5 arranged to receive and support a bolt F5. Mounted in suitable bearings in a fixed location in the track B5 is a shaft F7 upon which are mounted one or more sheaves Fs F5. F9 is'a perforated cable receiving member Within which the ends vof the hoisting cable E3 is received or dead ended, as shown in Figures l, 3 and 4.

G is a chain which one end upon thek bolt F6 as shown in Figure 3. At its other end it may be fastened upon a bolt or pin G1 carried adjacent the forward portion of the quadrant. D5. The chain is used-only for raising or lowering the upper track section lto andv from the operative position. l

It will be realized that whereas herewith shown and described a practical operative device, nevertheless many changes might be made in the size, shape, number and disposition of parts'without departing from the` sfpirit of the invention and I wish, there ore, thatmy showing be taken as in a sense diagrammatic. e

may be fastened at lll I have i The use andloperation of the as follows:

For normal operation the parts are asinvention are seinbled as shown in Figure 1. In that position the hoisting cable E3 is dead ended and is in a position to ieceive a load which may be raised for'dumping, if the piston is operated so as to move the cioss head Ifrom the full line position of Figure l to the dotted line position of that figure. With this movement'ot the piston the bucket is raised tothel dotted line position of Figure 1 and will discharge its contents. vThe bucket may thus be raised and lowered as desired by movement of the piston within the cylinder. There the device is to be used as an excavating shovel the bucket-is loweredso that it rests upon the surface of the ground. This is possible when the stop bar C8 is removed from the perforations Q7y in the lower track sections C2. Thus when digging is to be donc, the bucket is lowered below thefull line position of Figure 1 and the vehicle is moved or forced against the point of digging and a load is backed up by the forward movement of the bucket in response to the pushing of the vehicle. When the bucket is filled'in this operation it may be directly raised or the vehicle may be backed olf and the bucket `then raised. y

No matter how'tlie bucket is filled, it may be raised partially .along the track, the vehicle may then be driven to the point ot vdumping and the bucket fully raised yand the `load discharged. The shovel is thus available as a conveying device.

When the device is to be moved into the collapsed or folded position as shown' in Figure 3 in full lines, the stop bar C8 is inserted in the perforation C7, the hoisting cable E3 is preferabl disconnected from the dolly, the chain is fastened to the cross head and to the quadrant, the turn buckles D11 are disconnected from the lugs D10 andthe cross head which has first been moved into the dotted line position of Figure 3 is permitted to move to the full line position of that iigure, thus lowering the upper or hinged track section to the full line position of Figure 3. When it has reached this'position, theupper or free end and the' sub-frame. The shovel in the position shown in the dotted lines in Figure 3 is conveniently arrangedV for transport over long distances, or for storage, or shipping, for example, on a railroad car .or truck or any other manner.

When thel shovel is again to be put into use, the chain G, if it has been removed, is replaced into the position shown-in Figure 3. The cross head is then moved from the full line position to the dotted line Vposition of that ligure and the upper track section is swung by the chain from the full line position to the dotted line position. The turn buckles D11 are again inserted in the lugs Dm and locked into position and the vtrack assembly as a whole is then firmly held in the position shown in dotted lilies in Figure 3, and in full lines in Figure l. r-lhe chain G is removed, the hoisting cable E, if it has been detached from the dolly, is again attached, and the parts are all thus restored to the condition shown in Figure .l and the shovel is ready for normal use.

Although I have shown and I described the fmeans and method of moving the track from the operative to the broken or folded position, as including the main'hydraulic cylinder, this is not essential. For purposes ot convenience it is frequently advisable to use the main bucket operating hydraulic cylinder to raise and lower the track. However, an auxiliary cylinder might be. provided for this purpose so that the bucketl operating cylinder might not ybe used and in fact a complete independent .hydraulic or other means might be provided for raising and lowering the track.. In other words, the track raising means might be, as in the present case,A identical with the bucket' raising means or it might be partially or wholly independent of it.

I claim:

1. In combination in a shovel mechanism, a track, a bucket to run along the track, means for moving it, thetrack formed in relatively movable portions, the track sections normally held against relative movenient, the bucket moving means adapted to `move the movable track section, means for sup orting the' bucket in position, the bue et adapted when so supported to receive and support the free end of the movable track section. v

2. In combination in a shovel mechanism, a track, a bucket to run along the track, means for moving it, the track formed in relatively movable portions, the track sections normally held against relative movement, the bucket moving means adapted to control kmovement of.v the vmovable track section, means for supporting theibucket in position, the bucket adapted when so supported to receive andi support the free end of the movable track section.

3. In combination in asliovel mechanism,

a track, a bucket to run along the track,

means for moving it, the track formed inl bucket in position, the bucket adapted when so supported to receive and support the free end of the movable track section.

4. In combination in a shovel mechanism, a track, a bucket to run along the track, means for moving it, the track formed in two relatively `movable portions, the two track sections normally held against relative movement, the bucket moving means adapted to move the movable track section, means for supporting the bucket in position, the1 bucket adapted when so supported to receive and-support the free end of the movable track section.

5. In combination in a shovel mechanism; a track, a bucket to run along the track,

means for moving it, the track formed in,

two relatively movable portions, a support for one, the two track sections normally held against relative movement, the bucket moving means adapted tomove and to control movement of the movable track section, means for supporting the bucket in position, the bucket adapted when so supported to receive and support the free end o'f the movable track section.

6. In combination in a shovel,'a track assembly, a bucket mounted for movement thereon and means for moving it, a portion of the track movable with respect to thev rest of the track assembly and adapted to be folded, means for supporting the bucket in position on the track, the bucket when so supported in position adapted to receive and to act as a support for the free end of the foldable track section.

7 In combination in a shovel, a: track as- V sembly, a bucket mounted for movement thereon and means for moving it, a portion of the track movable with respect to the rest of the track assembly and adapted to be folded, means for supporting the bucket in position on the track, the bucket when so supported in position adapted to receive and to act as a support for the free end of the foldable track section, the bucket moving means adapted to be connected to the folding track section.

8. In combination in a shovel, a track assembly, a bucket mounted for movement thereon and means for moving it, a portion of the track movable with respect to the rest of the track assembly and adapted to be folded, means for supporting the bucket in position on the track, the bucket when so supported in positionl adapted to receive and to act as a support' for thefree end of the ifoldable track section, and removable means .for locking vthe`track sections against rela'- tive movement.

9. In combination in a shovel, a track assembly, a bucket mounted for movement thereon and means -for moving it, a portion of the track movable with/respect to the rest of the track assembly and adapted to be folded towards it, means for supporting the bucket in position on the track, the bucket when so supported in position adapted to receive and to act as a support for the free end of the foldable track section, the bucket moving means adapted to be connected to the folding track section, and when so connected to raise it, and removable means for locking the track sections against relative movement.

l0. In combination in a shovel mechanism, atrack, a bucket to riln along the track, means for moving it, the track formed in relatively movable portions, a. support for one, the track sections. normally held against relative movement, mea-ns for supporting the bucket in position, the bucket -adapted when so supported to receive and support the free end of the movable track section.

11. In combination in a shovel, a multiple part track comprising'a plurality of track sections mounted together for relative movement, a'supporting'structure, a bucket movably mounted on the track, power means for moving the bucket therealong, a driving connection between the bucket andthe power means, and' an additional driving connection between the power means and one of the track sections, whereby thepower means v maybe actuated to give one track section relative motion wlth respect to another track sectlon, and a curved member mounted on the movable track section, adapted to re ceive and guide the. connection between the movable .track section and the power source..

12. In combination in a shovel, a multiple .part track comprising a plurality of track ible driving connection between the power means vand one of the track sections, wherev by the power means may be actuated to give one track section relative motion with respect to another .track section, and a curved member mounted on the movable track section, adapted to receive and guide the connection between the movable track section and the power source.

13. In combination in a shovel,a multiple part track com rising a plurality of track sections mounte together for relative movement, a supporting structure, a bucket movably mounted on the track, power means for relative motion with respect to another track section, said powervmeans comprising a hydraulic cylinder and piston, and a' curved" member mounted on the movable track section, adapted to receive and guide the connection between the movable track section and the power source.

14. In combination in a shovel, a multiple part track comprising a plurality of-track sections mounted together for relative movement, a supporting structure, a=bucket movably mounted on the track, power means for moving the bucket therealong, a flexible driving connection'between the bucket and the ower means, and anl additional flexible drivlng connection between the power means and one of the track sections, whereby the power means may be actuated to give one track section relative motion with respect to another track section, said powermeans comprising a hydraulic cylinder and piston,

ber on said movable section, said connection being positioned about said curved member, said ower source comprising a ,hydraulic cylin er 'and piston, one being movably mounted and the other fixed, and means on 'one for'l attaching the connectionbetween the powersource and the movable track section. l

Signed at Streator, countyr of La Salle and State of Illinois, this 20th day of Ma 1932. WILLIAM C. ANTH NY.

and a curved membermounted on the mov- -able track section, adaptedl to receive and guide the connection between the movable track section and the power source.

15. In combinationin a shovel, a multiple part track compris sections'mounte .togetherfor relative movement, a supporting' structure upon which one of the track sections is mounted, a buck.

et movably mounted on the track, power f means formoving the bucket therealong, a iiexible driving connection between the bucketV and the power means, and anl additional exible driving connection between the pow- Y er means and one of the tracki sections',`

whereby the power means may be actuatedl to give onel track section relative motion ing a plurality of track with respect to another track', section, said 1 I power means comprisinga hydraulicl-cyliner and piston, and a curved member mounted on the movable' track section, adapted to receive and -guide ,the connection between the movable track section and the power source 1er 'in emulation s shovel, @multiple part track comprising `a plurality 'of relatively movable jtrack sections, .a power source, a connecting member between said .I

wer source and oneof'said track sections,

or mo the latter, and a curved' member 4on, sai movable section, saidconnection y bezillg 'tioned about said curved'niember. part track comprising aplurality of relatively movable trac sections," 'a power source, a connecting member -between said. power source and one of said track sections, for moving the latter, and acurved memcombination ina shovel, a multiple 

